The New Food Processor Bible: 30th Anniversary Edition (Bible (Whitecap))

There are not that many cookbooks that remain as relevant and in demand 50-plus-years after their original release. Oh, of course, the books can still be cherished at home but the number that are reprinted, revised, reprinted and revised again for over half a century do not account for that much compared to the number of totally new releases...This telephone directory-sized tome is one of those pleasant exceptions, which has undergone significant structural renovation. Strangely though, not everybody can understand or appreciate why a book like this is necessary. The food processor is just a tool, isn't it? You can get recipes from a recipe book! The manufacturers of food processors often give you a (little) manual, don't they? Well yes, technically such assumptions are correct but then the typical reader will not really learn how to get the most out of their investment, both in terms of physical usage and culinary output.As you would expect, knowledge about how to use a (typical) food processor is given - the book is brand agnostic but that makes no real difference here. Being deceptively basic and clear with its education, it could be understandable if you skip through the basic stuff, thinking you know better. However it is worth investing the time here as you may pick up a little wrinkle or more.The vast majority of the book is given over to recipes - over 600 of them, all of them using your food processor! It is unlikely that you will not find anything of interest here as all basic recipe categories are amply accounted for. Each recipe is cleanly laid out with some supporting background information or special tip as required. Plainly workmanlike you get the basic facts - enough to do your job and do it well. Make no mistake, this is a practical book rather than inspirational - no full-colour photographs and flowery text. Just knowledge, recipes, recipes and more recipes. Oh... and a very comprehensive great index at the back.With all of this information at hand, it would not have been TOO much trouble to have also added an approximation of preparation and cooking times would it! If you can include detailed nutritional information down to the nearest 0.1g there is really no excuse. Regular readers will know this to be a particular, justified bugbear for YUM.If you view this book's relatively low price and factor in the volume and diversity of recipes you will have a good contender for your kitchen shelf. If you have a food processor the additional knowledge to help you really make the most of the unit is a very, very welcomed bonus and a sufficient raison d'être in itself.

I love this book. I love just reading it. It inspires me to use my food processor. Not only are there excellent tips, but terrific recipes I would use daily. When purchasing this book, I wasn't sure if it would be a flop and I was pleasantly surprised. One reviewer referred to the quantity of Jewish recipes. First, I didn't feel this was true and second, our family all kinds of foods: Mexican, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian AND Jewish. I am sure they are referring to the passover section at the end. But a lot of these recipes look very good, I would give them a try. The majority of the recipes (and there are many) are cookies, cheesecake, biscuits, marinades, appetizers, dressings, soups, etc. All from various backgrounds, that I would serve to my family DAILY. A lot of common ingredients are used and some not-so-common (but not out this world either). I was more than happy this book and would recommend it to anyone with a food processor.August 2007 Update:I still use this book all the time and from it's dog-eared pages and coffee stains you can see it's a favorite on my kitchen counter. One of our favorites is the egg salad recipe. I love using my food processor and I feel it was a good investment. There are so many great recipes in here that have enabled me to learn to use my food processors in so many ways and adapt old favorites of my own. A family favorite I have adapted to food processor friendly is: Chicken Enchiladas - I chop the chicken and onions for the filling and the without even needing to rinse the bowl I process the creamy sauce which is sour cream and cream of chicken soup. This is a great recipe. You can look it up at the Campbell's soup site:)Update January 2009:Over the past several months we remodeled our home and included my 'dream kitchen' into the project. I had to pack everything from the main level of our house into boxes and move it all into the garage. During this 'move', sadly, my copy of this book was lost. I have searched and searched but have not run across it yet. This book was a staple in my kitchen and miss it terribly. Today I am ordering another copy. Again, I say, "Money well spent!"Update: June 2009Again my favorite cookbook didn't let me down. I was looking for a Pizza recipe to make with the kids and this cookbook had it all starting with the recipe for the crust! We were so pleased, and it turned out fabulous!

American recipes and ingredients. Looked at various recipes and found them lacking.

Very good book and plenty of good recipes and tips.However it is written by a Canadian cook so you have to be very careful regarding cooking recipes etc.

Nice cook book but not what I wanted. Could do with pictures so you know what the final recipe is supposed to look like. I was expecting recipes that really used the food processor but too many receipes where the only thing it was used for was chopping the onions. Recipes very American and Jewish so unless you recognised the terms it was hard to follow and not sure where I can buy things like matzo meal in UK. I guess it will sit on the bookcase but not come out very often.

I've had this book on my wishlist for a year (ever since getting my food processor) and finally bought it last week. I wish I had done so earlier.Just the tips for processor use alone make it worth its price, but I've tried out some of the recipes and they're fabulous. They do just what they say, which is rare in cookery books.I think this is going to become a classic in our house, along with Marguerite Patten and Robert Carrier, for good, wholesome food that's easy to prepare.

This is a great book. Having been given a Magimix food processor as a Christmas gift, I needed some inspiration. This book did not disappoint, although some of the recipes are very Americanised.